Read "The Staircase Cat" Written by Colin Thompson, Illustrated by Anna Pignartaro.
A) The images in this picture book have a contrasting (different) style to those presented in Gary Crew's picture book "Memorial".
Judge the contribution of each style to the text it illustrates, and also justify whether or not you think the style is appropriate and effective in the context of its narrative.
B) Compare the themes presented to the responder in Thompson's "The Staircase Cat" with those presented in Crew's "Memorial".
Click here to complete a Venn diagram for your comparison. In your Venn diagram you must identify the techniques each author has used to convey themes. Save a copy of the Venn diagram to your school folder on student server and then upload it to your page in student work.
Explain how effective you think each author and illustrator has been in addression and conveying these themes.
Task Five
Read "The Staircase Cat" Written by Colin Thompson, Illustrated by Anna Pignartaro.
A) The images in this picture book have a contrasting (different) style to those presented in Gary Crew's picture book "Memorial".
Judge the contribution of each style to the text it illustrates, and also justify whether or not you think the style is appropriate and effective in the context of its narrative.
B) Compare the themes presented to the responder in Thompson's "The Staircase Cat" with those presented in Crew's "Memorial".
Click here to complete a Venn diagram for your comparison. In your Venn diagram you must identify the techniques each author has used to convey themes. Save a copy of the Venn diagram to your school folder on student server and then upload it to your page in student work.
Explain how effective you think each author and illustrator has been in addression and conveying these themes.